March, 2020

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Marketing to Gen Z | Come for the Authenticity, Stay for the Experiences

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Marketers must always be evolving and adapting to markets and consumer trends, and digital marketing to Gen Z is no different. We’ve seen Generation Z coming for a while. But it’s still important to understand what makes them tick. Where do they hang out? Maybe most important: what do they value? Sure, it’s easier said than done, as many things are, but if you plan to market effectively to Gen Z it’s time to get to know your audience.

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5 Digital Marketing Trends To Dial Up In Uncertain Times?

Marketing Insider Group

It’s always essential to get the basics right. Looking at this year’s digital marketing trends can help your business get in on the ground floor of tomorrow’s leading-edge strategies. Let’s take a close look at the most critical aspects of the digital marketing trends you can’t ignore in 2020. Quick Takeaways: Taking the lead in digital marketing is essential for businesses in 2020’s high-tech marketing environment.

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How to Use Social Media for Crisis Communications and Emergency Management

Hootsuite

On a regular day, connecting with your audience on social media requires tact, care, and forethought. In the epicentre of a major crisis, the pressure skyrockets. What should your brand say when the facts and the future are uncertain? And how should you say it when new developments are coming in by the hour, or minute? Social media crisis communication for brands comes down to one reassuringly simple question: how can you help?

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What The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Means For Marketers

Neil Patel

By now you have heard about the Coronavirus. The sad reality is that it is spreading quickly and will continue to spread for a while. Did you know that we are getting roughly 13,000 new cases a day and it’s growing fast ? No one really knows how many people will be infected (or will pass away sadly), but it has caused the global stock markets to crash, which means as a business (or even a marketer), you will be affected.

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How to Create a Community Your Members Can't Get Enough Of

Here’s Your Blueprint for Year-Round Member Engagement. Are you ready to transform your association into a thriving, 365-day community? Download GrowthZone’s ebook, How to Create a Community Your Members Can’t Get Enough Of , and learn strategies for leveling out the peaks and valleys of member engagement. This guide provides actionable strategies to create consistent networking opportunities, deliver value-packed content, and foster connections that your members won’t want to miss.

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The State of SaaS Landing Pages in 2020

Unbounce

SaaS landing pages have changed a lot over the last 10 years. Long gone are the days of blocky designs, cold informational copywriting, and generic stock photos that show suspiciously-attractive people shaking hands in what looks like a very important business meeting. To get the best possible conversion rate in 2020, you need to explain the complexities of your software without boring the pants off your prospects.

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The Ultimate Guide to Pinterest Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

When I open up Pinterest, I’m in trouble. That’s because I know I could potentially sit there for hours on end browsing pictures and videos beautiful decor for my apartment, fun new workouts to try, outfits I want to buy, and much more. In the past, I’ve purchased items directly from Pinterest. I’ve also pinned content to my boards so I can refer to them in the future, use them as inspiration, or share them with my friends.

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How We Rank #1 Get a Million Visitors (And Win All Our New Customers)

Marketing Insider Group

The battle for customer attention is real. Even more so now, with everything going on in the world, we are seeing a massive spike in new client requests for thought leadership content. While some companies chase people around the web with ads and fill their sites with product promotions, we believe in the power of consistent content marketing to reach, engage, and convert relevant audiences to your business.

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How to Host a Successful Virtual Event: Tips and Best Practices

Hootsuite

Virtual events still sound a little futuristic, but they’ve been happening since 1993 when the world’s first livestream brought us nail-biting webcam footage of a coffee maker in mid drip. The streaming pot brewed up millions of views. In some ways little has changed in 2020. On TikTok, teenagers have gone viral with sleep feeds , raking in crypto coin as they catch some zzz’s.

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13 Amazing Free Chrome Extensions For SEO

Neil Patel

Every SEO tool is different. Some have better keyword data, others have better link data, others give better technical suggestions… in other words, there is no perfect tool. And I really mean that, even though I created Ubersuggest for you. Plus paying for a handful of SEO tools can be expensive and isn’t realistic. But don’t worry, because today, I’m about to make your life a bit easier.

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Battling burnout as a social media manager

Sprout Social

In the last decade, social media has rapidly evolved and become a major element of marketing in all industries. As a result, social media practitioners now play a role in more business initiatives than ever. They are key players in managing their company’s reputation, deploying customer service, acquiring customers, spotting trends and navigating breaking news. .

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Analytics

Hubspot Marketing

There are over 3.8 billion social media users across the globe. As you can probably imagine, that’s a major reason why businesses want to be active on social, too. Businesses use social media to market, sell, and provide support to their target audience and customers as well as learn about and bond with them. The key is to understand what types of posts on which platforms are most effective in resonating with these audience members and customers.

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Remote Working 101 | Survival Kit Remote Employees Need to Succeed

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Managing teams is one of the necessities that comes with a successful business. As you develop and expand you will need to work with a wider range of people and utilize the best of their skills. Whether you are an entrepreneur growing your business, or a team lead at an established business, remote teams are a popular way of ensuring you have the right talent and skill without needing to expand your office space and invest in areas which may not be necessary for the best results for your busines

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All The Digital Marketing Tools You Need To Get The Job Done

Marketing Insider Group

In the world of digital marketing, there is a wide and growing range of digital marketing tools designed to help you to be more organized and efficient. This wealth of choice is great news for marketers, but it can also be quite overwhelming. With such a wide choice of tools, it can be difficult knowing which ones are the right option for your digital marketing strategy.

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Snapchat for Business: The Ultimate Marketing Guide

Hootsuite

Snapchat launched in 2011. And as of early 2020, Snapchat is still one of the top 15 most-used social media platforms in the world. While Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are still seeing significantly more users than Snapchat each month, using Snapchat for business could still be an effective way for your brand to reach a new audience. That’s because, as of January 2020, 218 million users were active on Snapchat each day.

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Evolving Beyond Intent: Create Customer Value with Signals

Speaker: Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing at ZoomInfo & guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester

Buying signals extend well beyond intent. They give go-to-market teams the chance to know everything about their customers. With buying signals, they can reach more customers and win more deals. Join Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing of ZoomInfo and guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester for this new webinar where you'll find out how marketing teams operate more efficiently and sales teams close more business when they act on buying signals, not just intent!

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1,083,219 People Per Month and Counting: My New Favorite SEO Strategy

Neil Patel

Podcasting. You’ve heard about it before and I bet you’ve even listened to a handful of podcasts. But you probably haven’t created one yet. Just think of it this way…. There are over 1 billion blogs and roughly 7 billion people in this world. That’s 1 blog for every 7 people…. On the other hand, there are roughly 700,000 podcasts. That means there is only 1 podcast for every 10,000 people or so.

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The Difference Between Content Marketing & Content Strategy (& Why You Need Both) via @JuliaEMcCoy

Search Engine Journal

Content marketing and content strategy complement each other perfectly, but they’re not the same thing. Learn how they differ here. The post The Difference Between Content Marketing & Content Strategy (& Why You Need Both) via @JuliaEMcCoy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How to Determine Your Internet Marketing Plan Based on Your Revenue Goals

Hubspot Marketing

91% of marketers are confident that they're making marketing decisions that will positively impact revenue. Are you one of them? As marketers, we're well-versed in the main goals of internet marketing: to generate leads and new business. Revenue generated from online marketing justifies why we include online channels in our marketing efforts. Some companies use revenue as a jumping-off point to build their marketing plans.

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Customer Trust Is the New Gold, and the Original Gold?5 Ways to Build It

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Trust has never been unimportant in business, but it has also never been more important. Human relationships breathe the air of trust, within organizations, with colleagues, co-workers, partners, suppliers, clients, and customers. Within your organization, trust is what keeps business moving. Stephen M.R. Covey wrote a whole book about it called The Speed of Trust.

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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How to Move from the Voice of the Customer to the Heart of the Customer

Marketing Insider Group

Having a rich and unified understanding of the voice of the customer through data and insights is important to any brand. But to truly achieve customer loyalty, reach long-term sustainable growth, and lower your customer acquisition costs, you’ll need to connect with their heart. This shift is essential to any brand that wants to ally with buyers on an emotional level.

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Social Media in Government: Benefits, Challenges, and How it’s Used

Hootsuite

Social media in government is a game changer. After all, not many things have changed the way the public interacts with governments more than social media. On social, people can engage in direct dialogue with politicians, civic officials, and even entire government agencies. It also gives them a chance to engage back. At Hootsuite, we’ve worked with local, state, and federal governments all over the world.

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The New Way to Chat With Your Visitors

Neil Patel

Marketing has evolved into an omnichannel approach. This means you can no longer just go after one channel to succeed. Back in the day, companies like Facebook grew into billion-dollar businesses through one channel. Facebook used email to grow and they did it by having you invite all your contacts to join Facebook. Yelp was also similar. They grew into a multi-million dollar business through one channel… SEO.

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5 Ways to Create the Most Valuable Content for Your Audience

Content Marketing Institute

For consumers to view your content as trustworthy and engaging, it must be valuable and reliable. How do you do that? Let’s explore. Continue reading → The post 5 Ways to Create the Most Valuable Content for Your Audience appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Accelerate Your Marketing with Automation: A Quickstart Guide

Ready to streamline your marketing efforts and achieve more with less? Our guide provides a step-by-step roadmap to: Build a Strong Foundation: Set up your automation infrastructure for success. Execute Proven Tactics: Implement effective strategies to nurture leads and drive conversions. Measure and Optimize: Track your results and make data-driven adjustments.

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The 7 Best Social Media Analytics Tools for Marketers in 2020

Hubspot Marketing

Social media is an undeniably powerful marketing tool in 2020. We've seen the stats that back up using social media as a legitimate business practice. And we've seen examples of companies that saw phenomenal ROI after a social media campaign. But how are marketers managing multiple social accounts, encouraging proper engagement, and analyzing and proving their social platforms ROI?

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Adobe Announces Offerings to Help Small & Mid-Sized Companies

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Amid the coronavirus outbreak and growing containment efforts, small and mid-sized businesses are reeling from the impact of lost traffic and revenue. We have seen a drastic shift to online channels and we want to ensure you are set up to not only survive but ultimately thrive after we emerge from this crisis. Adobe is committed to providing impacted businesses with the support and resources they need to navigate this challenging time.

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Headline writing: 10 ways to get more eyes on your content

Sprout Social

Looking to master the art of headline writing? Good! Because conventional wisdom tells us what we already know: most people read and share posts based on titles alone. Couple that with the fact that we live in an era of clickbait headlines where brands and blogs will say just about anything to score clicks. Listen: from blog titles to social posts and beyond, knowing how to write a compelling headline is an invaluable skill.

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20 LinkedIn Statistics That Matter to Marketers in 2020

Hootsuite

This year’s LinkedIn statistics paint a rosy picture, and we’re not surprised. While people keep their eyes on the big-name platforms for signs of saturation, user alienation, and stagnation, LinkedIn continues to own and grow its valuable niche. (Microsoft reported that LinkedIn’s revenue grew 24% in Q2 2020.). If you’re in B2B marketing, we have no doubt your LinkedIn business strategy is already in full swing.

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The Best Times of Day to Contact Leads

Ensure you are contacting leads on their schedule with this report! In our study of over 754,000 leads, we looked at what time of day people are most likely to respond, as well as response rates and qualification rates during business hours and after-hours. Download now to learn more.

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3 Credible Ways to Differentiate Your Product in a Competitive Market

Marketing Insider Group

The growth of the internet has leveled the playing field for small and medium businesses. Smaller businesses with a strong product can now compete with global brands. However, competition is also greater than ever before. So how do you differentiate your product and stand out from the rest? Key Takeaways. You must have a real understanding of your audience in order to create a product that solves their problems.

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16 Apps and Tools to Keep You Productive and Sane

Content Marketing Institute

Her workload felt out of control. The goal? Find worthwhile shortcuts and workarounds, and make life simpler. Here are the 16 tools she tested on her successful journey. Continue reading → The post 16 Apps and Tools to Keep You Productive and Sane appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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40 Remote Work Stats to Know in 2020

Hubspot Marketing

In 2020, workplaces are embracing remote work options more than ever before. This is definitely apparent at HubSpot, where we have a quickly growing fleet of more than 300 full-time remote employees as well as partial remote options for those who work in our offices. As someone who'd never really understood the perks of remote work, my time at HubSpot has allowed me to embrace this work style.

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Functional Blog Design | Analyzing Blog Layouts, Sidebars, Content Tables

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

When you are deciding which brand deserves your money, what is the most important factor you look at? . While you might focus on product quality or fast customer service, the data shows how for an increasing number of buyers, trust is becoming the #1 factor. But what does it mean to ‘trust a brand’? It’s a hard question to answer because trust means different to different people. .

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The Power of Community: Why a Branded Community is a Must-Have for Every Association

Ever wonder why brands like Apple, LEGO, and Sephora are going all-in on branded communities? It’s because online community building is the secret sauce to connecting with audiences in ways that ads and emails simply can’t. But here's the best part—it’s not just for big corporations. Associations can create thriving online communities too. GrowthZone’s eBook, "The Power of Community," breaks down exactly why a branded online community can be a game-changer for your association.